"And now,
Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You."
Psalm 39:7
How many times have I placed my hope in something other than God! Even when he was beset by sin, David concluded his only hope was in God. God is good to allow difficult situations so those who trust in God will be cast down and realise their hope and expectations have been misplaced. Pains have a way of revealing our devotion is tinged with selfishness, cares, and worry. We pray so God will immediately change our circumstances according to our will, and our impatience displays a lack of trust in the God we genuinely trust.
When our hope and trust is placed in God, we will find ourselves sustained and greatly helped even when dangers and troubles multiply. If our hope for deliverance from sin or trials truly rests in our great God we will not fear, worry, or be impatient. We will be grateful the Almighty God hears us and answers according to His will and timing. God established the heavens and earth by His power, and nothing is too hard for Him. How blessed is the one who hopes in the LORD!
David asked a question it does well for us to answer when we are troubled: "What do I wait for?" If we are waiting for a light at the end of the tunnel, waiting for a glimmer of hope due to changed circumstances to bolster our faith, we likely are not placing our hope in the Light of the World Jesus Christ and the promises in His Word. Since Jesus is our life, He is the only one worthy of our hope. Praise the LORD that He knows us, loves us, and is faithful. The immortal perspective of Job comes to mind in the first part of Job 13:15: "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him..." God is the One who kills and makes alive, and the Christian must die to self before we can live for Him (Deut. 32:39). The fear of the LORD frees us from the fear of man, for no one can deliver from His hand.
What do you wait for? Who do you wait for? God is patient with us, and let us patiently place our hope in Him. He is our LORD and our expectations are in Him.
Hello Pastor Ben Grisez. I am also a Pastor from MUMBAI, INDIA. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you and about your family and ministry as a Pastor. Your post on "What Do I Wait For" has a very encouraging message in it. I am blessed by this devotional thought . I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I am blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you and about your ministry and the family. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people from your church to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. In the past many young people from Australia and New Zealand came to work with us during their DTS training time and were blessed through the ministry they did in the slums of Mumbai. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends and also wishing you a blessed and a Christ centred rest of the year 2018. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede
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